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Arts & Culture

Ray Smith Symposium Connects Campus Community Through Indian Storytelling

Monday, April 1, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium—in conjunction with Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this year is “Stories”—continues with eight events under the heading “Stories We Are Told, Stories We Tell.” The series, which explores the role of storytelling in Indian culture, is led…

Business & Economy

On a Winning Streak: Syracuse Sport Analytics Students Prove They’re Ready to Storm the Industry

Monday, April 1, 2019, By News Staff

Assembling a championship-caliber team and a profitable business organization is a challenge that sports owners, executives and managers face every day in the ultra-competitive world of sports. Increasingly, they are turning to data analytics for an advantage. Whether it is…

Campus & Community

Canadian Minister of Transport, Former Astronaut Marc Garneau to Visit the Maxwell School on April 5

Friday, March 29, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Marc Garneau, minister of transport for the Government of Canada, will speak on “Trade, Transport and Space” on Friday, April 5, at 10 a.m. in the Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the Howard G….

STEM

Physicists Reveal Why Matter Dominates the Universe

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University’s Sheldon Stone helps discover matter-antimatter asymmetry in charmed quarks Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have confirmed that matter and antimatter decay differently for elementary particles containing charmed quarks. Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the…

Arts & Culture

Actress, Dancer Charlotte d’Amboise Holds Residency in Department of Drama

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By Erica Blust

Tony-nominated actress and dancer Charlotte d’Amboise visited the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama in early March for a four-day guest residency in the musical theater program. A legendary triple-threat performer, d’Amboise was invited to teach content…

Campus & Community

Lights Out on Saturday: Earth Hour Draws Attention to Energy Consumption and Its Effects on the Environment

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University Sustainability Management is encouraging students, faculty, staff, and their friends and family to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 30, at 8:30 p.m. Millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour…

STEM

University Lectures Hosts Silicon Valley Pioneer, LGBTQ Advocate Lynn Conway

Monday, March 25, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series continues with Lynn Conway, professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, on Tuesday, March 26. Conway’s presentation, “An Invisible Woman: The Inside Story Behind the VLSI Revolution in Silicon Valley,”…

Arts & Culture

Jazz in Troubled Times: Watson Professor, WSJ contributor Larry Blumenfeld Riffs on ‘Relevance, Resonance’ of Jazz Culture

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Larry Blumenfeld is a cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal. As this year’s Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities Center, he will explore “Jazz in Troubled Times” through a series of lectures, workshops, public…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Invites Campus Community to Dinner Discussion on Spirituality, Loss And Grief

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Nearly 30 percent of college students have experienced the loss of a family member or close friend over the past year, according to statistics from Actively Moving Forward, an organization that supports young adults who are grieving. In addition, millions…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘Robert Benjamin: River Walking’

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work presents Robert Benjamin’s “River Walking,” a solo exhibition of photographs and poems spanning four decades, in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery through July 27. The opening reception will be held on Friday, March 22, from 5-7 p.m., featuring…